Complete Coverage: Philip Johnson
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Philip Johnson in his New York office in 1957.
OBITUARY
Philip Johnson, Elder Statesman of U.S. Architecture, Dies at 98
By PAUL GOLDBERGER
Philip Johnson, known less for his buildings than for the sheer force of his presence, died at Glass House, his celebrated estate.
AN APPRECIATION
A Tastemaker Propelled by Curiosity
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
(Jan. 27, 2004)
Philip Johnson's greatest talent of all may have been his curiosity, which prevented him from becoming mired in any specific architectural style or movement.
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Form Follows Fascism
By MARK STEVENS
(Jan. 31, 2004)
Philip Johnson's role in American culture is a darker one than many have thought.
Philip Johnson Awarded $100,000
Pritzker Prize
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By PAUL GOLDBERGER
(May 23, 1979)
Philip Johnson, the 72-year-old architect whose recent skyscraper designs for New York, Pittsburgh and other cities have been among the most controversial new buildings of the decade, has won the first Pritzker Architecture Prize, a new $100,000 award
established by the Hyatt Foundation.
He Adds Elegance to Modern Architecture
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By ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE
(May 24, 1964)
This is the year of Philip Johnson, a modern architect with a difference — instead of throwing away the past, he makes use of it in new and startling ways.
New Life and New Mission for a 1964 World's Fair Relic
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
(July 17, 2004)
Crumbling for decades, Philip Johnson's steel and concrete fantasia in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is finally getting some attention.
Minimalist Oases in a Bustling Manhattan
By RANDY KENNEDY
(April 23, 2004)
A tour of some of the city's buildings, stores and restaurants reveals how the movement's precepts have shaped the everyday fabric of New York.
Cold Call Leads to Philip Johnson Project on East Side
By NADINE BROZAN
(Nov. 21, 2003)
It is safe to assume that few designs for luxury high rises start with a cold call, but that is how the developers of a condominium at East 90th Street and Third Avenue, first reached Philip Johnson and his partner, Alan Ritchie.
American Culture's Debt to Gay Sons of Harvard
By NADINE BROZAN
(May 29, 2003)
In his new book, Douglass Shand-Tucci says that the environment Harvard provided for gays shaped their later contributions to American culture.
Fort Worth Updates Its Museums
By ROBERTA SMITH
(May 11, 2003)
Two world-class architects have added luster to a city that delights in both cowgirls and high art.
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